Major VINCENT COLLETTI

Maj. Vincent J. Colletti is the Commander, 62d Comptroller Squadron, 62d Airlift Wing, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. He commands a 29-person comptroller squadron managing financial services and a $380 million annual budget. Additionally, Maj. Colletti has administrative command of the 62d Airlift Wing’s twenty-three Wing Staff Agencies comprised of 114 personnel. He is the chief financial officer of the Wing - more than 2,400 active-duty military and civilian personnel supporting the operation of 40 C-17 Globemaster III aircraft.

Major Colletti commissioned through Officer Training School at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. As an acquisition officer, he executed several weapon system budgets and led budget teams in the Direct Attack and Long-Range System Divisions. His programs most notably included the Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM), Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System rocket, and Improved Lethality Warhead. Prior to his current position, the Major was the Director of Operations, 375th Comptroller Squadron, 375th Air Mobility Wing, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.

Major Colletti was the Comptroller of the 353d Special Operations Group on Kadena Air Base, Japan, and directly supported special operations across the Pacific Air Forces theater. Major Colletti returned to his hometown of St. Louis, Mo., with his wife and daughter to join the United States Transportation Command. There he led the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution Integration team for the Program Analysis and Financial Management Directorate (TCJ8) for the Combatant Command. He was also MAJCOM budget analyst in the budget integration section or “engine room” at Headquarters AMC, supporting the execution of a $4.6 billion annual budget.

EDUCATION

2008 Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration - Finance, Truman State University, Kirksville, Mo.

2014 Officer Training School, Air Education Training Center, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

2015 Basic Financial Management Officers Course, Air Education Training Center, Keesler AFB, Miss.

2018 Master of Science, Operations Management, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark.

2021 Squadron Officer School, Air Education Training Center, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

2022 Acquisition Instructor Course, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

ASSIGNMENTS

1. September 2014 – April 2015, Budget Analyst, Weapons Branch, Direct Attack Division, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

2. April 2015 – October 2016, Finance Chief, Weapons Branch, Direct Attack Division, AFLCMC, Eglin AFB, Fla.

3. October 2016 - November 2017, Deputy Finance Chief, JASSM Branch, Long Range Systems Division, AFLCMC, Eglin AFB, Fla. (April 2017 – November 2017, Deployment, Program Officer and executive officer, NATO Afghan National Army Trust Fund Office, EF1.1, Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan, HQ Resolute Support, Kabul, Afghanistan)

4. November 2017 – August 2018, Finance Chief, JASSM Branch, Long Range Systems Division, AFLCMC, Eglin AFB, Fla.

5. August 2018 – November 2018, Deputy CFO, Long Range Systems Div., AFLCMC, Eglin AFB, Fla.

6. November 2018 – January 2021, Comptroller, 353d Special Operations Group, AFSOC, Kadena AB, Japan

7. January 2021 – April 2023, Integration team lead, Program Assessment and PPBE Integration Branch, Program Analysis and Financial Management Directorate, USTRANSCOM, Scott AFB, Ill.

8. April 2023 – April 2024, MAJCOM Budget Analyst, HQ AMC/FM, Scott AFB, Ill.

9. April 2024 – August 2024, Director of Operations, 375th Comptroller Squadron, 375 Air Mobility Wing, AMC, Scott AFB, Ill.

10. August 2024 – Present, Commander, 62d Comptroller Squadron, 62d Airlift Wing, AMC, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

2017 German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge, Gold

2017 Joint Service Commendation Medal

2017 Joint Service Achievement Medal

2018 AF Commendation Medal

2018 SOCOM FMA below MAJCOM Team of the Year

2018 USD-C FMA below MAJCOM Team of the Year

2021 AF Commendation Medal, Oak leaf

2023 Joint Service Commendation Medal, Oak leaf

2023 HQ AMC Company Grade Officer of the Year

2024 Inaugural DoD-wide Talent Management Innovation Challenge – Winner

2024 Meritorious Service Medal

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

Defense Financial Management Certification Program Level 2

Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA), Business Financial Management Level II

DAWIA, Program Management Level I

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

Second Lieutenant Sept 9, 2014

First Lieutenant Sept 9, 2016,

Captain Sept 9, 2018

Major Feb 1, 2024

 

(CURRENT AS OF OCTOBER 2024)